A nurse who attacked a resident in a nursing home after he complained about the volume of a TV set has been handed a community service sentence.

A report into the role of social workers and health care staff in the case of murdered toddler Declan Hainey says things “could, and should have been done differently”.

THOUSANDS of Scots with autism will be forced to undergo personal assessments that could deprive them of vital cash payments under plans to reform the benefits system.

A three-month public consultation into the proposed shake-up of social care in west Cumbria has been carried out.

Families in Moray who have suffered domestic abuse are to benefit from a £300,000 Big Lottery Fund grant.

Minister for Youth Employment Angela Constance announced that £8.5 million will be invested in projects to support young people into work.

In the first joint education initiative of its kind in Scotland, NHS Education for Scotland (NES) and the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) have produced an educational resource for the entire health and social services workforce in Scotland.

A NEW partnership called the ‘Whole System Approach’ has been launched in Angus as an effective way of working with high risk young people involved in offending.

RESEARCH into child sexual exploitation has been commissioned by the Scottish Government to understand the scale of the problem.

The deadline for entries to this year’s Care Accolades has been extended to Monday 20 February 2012 to give social services across Scotland time to enter for these prestigious awards.